Cain, who has never been elected to public office, won 37% of the
2,657 votes cast. Perry trailed far behind in second with just
15% of the vote, right behind Mitt
Romney. Romney won 14% of the vote, despite not competing in
the poll.

The results are a bad sign for Perry, whose campaign was the only
one to build a leadership team for Presidency 5. Perry's team
reportedly devoted significant resources to recruit delegates for
the straw poll, but has spent the past two days trying to recover
from Perry's dismal debate performance Thursday night.

Michele
Bachmann finished in last place, revealing just how far her
campaign has sunk since her win in the Iowa straw poll last
month.

Presidency 5 has, in the past, been a good predictor of who will
win the Republican nomination. But most even most of the
delegates who voted doubt Cain will win. The overall winner may
have actually been Mitt Romney, who devoted no resources to the
Straw Poll but came away with much the same result as his main
rival, Perry.